National Sales Manager

**This is a full-time, W-2, remote position within the United States. Qualified candidates must live in the U.S. to be considered.**
We are looking for a National Sales Manager to attract new fabricators in the window covering industry to use our pioneering tech innovation software!

As the National Sales Manager you have a proven track record of success in growing sales, experience with the custom window treatment industry, and industry connections to jump start our growth. In this role you will sell a software platform, focusing on the features and benefits and demonstrating them to clients. This is a B2B sales management position with a focus on fabricator support software systems.

BENEFITS

• Base salary of $75k - $85k plus commission
• NO COMMISSION CAP - TRUE first year earnings between $150k - $170k!
• Plus a sign-on bonus!
• Company matching retirement plan
• PTO, Paid Holidays & Birthday off with Pay
• Discounted, pretax Aflac plan offered
• Costco Membership offered
• Work week - Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ET
• Fully remote position within the US - working from your home office
• Fully reimbursed business travel to only include: travel to our corporate offices, trade shows and occasional client visits (limited travel required)
• Paid in-depth training in North Carolina

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop and implement B2B software sales strategies to execute sales to fabricators in the window fashion industry.
• Grow and manage the sales pipeline through lead generation, networking, and existing lead outreach.
• Our ideal candidate has an existing network in the window treatment industry and is willing to research new leads/initiate cold outreach.
• Demonstrate technical acumen when interfacing with clients on software usage.
• Coordinate with product development team for lead-specific solutions.
• Coordinate with internal sales support team for lead nurturing.
• Coordinate with marketing team to drive lead generation.
• Work with Support, Product Development and Development team to drive system innovation and go-to-market strategies
• Attend Trade shows, conferences and conventions as warranted. (Expectation of quarterly travel.)

MUST HAVES

• Industry Experience: In Retail, Fabrication and or Workrooms businesses and the nuances and knowledge required for each would be a key qualification for these B2B relationships. 
• Experience in the industry niche of window treatments.
• Experience with Window Treatment POS systems or other similar systems. 
• Team Player: Sales can require the support of several departments, so working as a team and respecting all team members is required.
• Software Expertise: The ability to easily learn the operations and details of a software system design and translate customer needs and requirements into solutions within systems.
• Opportunity Research: With systems and solutions knowledge, a successful Sales Manager must be able to identify and qualify opportunities and continually fill a pipeline of sales leads.
• Relationship Management: Experience in B2B relationships within the window fashion industry and an interest in account management/relationship management.
• Written communication: A key to good client relationships is good, clear and convincing communication. Most sales will be remote, so excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must.

APPLY NOW! We look forward to sharing more about our company and this exciting position with you.

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